The Diocese of Leeds has the largest church programme of choral music for young people in the United Kingdom.
Our Choral Directors work with some 3500 children weekly (over 100 groups across 53 schools), returning to their bases to run our elite choirs; 6 boys’ choirs, 6 girls’ choirs, 5 mixed children’s choirs, 2 youth choirs, 3 university choirs and an adult choir, all drawing their membership from our school sessions. more »

Applications are now invited for Choral Scholarships from students at Leeds and Huddersfield Universities and Leeds College of Music. Excellent sight reading skills and some experience of choral singing are essential for those considering making an application.

The academic year drew to a close with a very busy time for the music department. In June the Cathedral Choirs sang for the installation of the new Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, Gabby Logan. A week later they broadcast Choral Vespers on BBC Radio 3 with music by Frisina, Byrd,
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In my current role as Diocesan Administrator it has been a great pleasure for me to attend many of the liturgies and concerts where the music has been so magnificently led by our children's choirs. The Music Department
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Bradford Catholic Youth Choir opened the weekend's Bradford Festival in a spectacular choral and orchestral performance with Bradford Festival Choral Society and Skipton Building Society Camerata under the direction of Thomas Leech (Director of the Diocese's Schools Singing Programme). An
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On Monday, the Huddersfield Boys' Choir and Year 5 at St Paulinus Catholic Primary School performed their first concert. The audience was made up of children of their school and parents. Under the direction of Diocesan Choral Director Mrs Lucy Appleyard, they sang a range of music from
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Bradford Catholic Girls' Choir broadcast the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service on Tuesday 12th March. This is the BBC's longest running programme and is transmitted live each day from Emmanuel Church in Didsbury. The service is usually led by a professional choir, but occasionally choirs are invited to
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